Eyeglasses.



E. STRHM BESSE E. w. suomi, ADMNISTMTRH,

IETZBGLASSES.

MPLIMTION HLEL MIG, el, 1909.

all,

jammie@ May 31;, 19W.

eil 5 i um wif/mini E lil 'iii EYEGLASSES.

Application le lr-.gust 31, w09.

Specification ci Leers Treffer-EL..`

To all whom it may concern.

Be il known that l, ERHARD J. S'rnein, citizen of ille United States,reeiding at -Livingstorn in the county of Park and Stute of Montimejhave invented Certain newencl useful improvements in Eyeglasses, ofwhich the following is :i specification.

My invention relates to improvements in eye-,glasses or 'the like, sindhas especial reference ie die ineens for securing the lenses to iliebringe-spring; of an eye-glass.

well known that ine lens. need for the correction oi. astigmatism of theeye ie formed of e section or' e cylinder, and that greet @are is takento eeeerain die exact maior exis of the lens lius formed, so *obit thelenses may be soI mounted upon eli` bi'ifigewspring that ne innjor axisthereof muy here a requisite position in relation to snicl lirifl springi?. beingunderstood that 'eleion is suoli 'anni said mejor axis will tiis i sinne i. lioiizontzil position when the bridge spring is exgnndedbv placing' the upon i A e ine ies? oi elle veerer.

le is nere'ore die object of niy invent on io provide e, connectingineens for securing the lenees to the loriflge-spring of an glass,'which will not Work loose. and which will retain lie lenses in lieirreqnisie positioi'i in relation lo die bridge-spring.

My invention eonsiets Lgene olly of zi lenenolding member, upon whichmovzibly n.0 ed si Spring-pressed ei'igeging member.

in tile eeeon'ipzinying drawings forming :i pari: of Seis specifeaion,und in which like numeral@ aire need io desiwnate iilie mrtg. lfiigiirel i i plan View .i pair of e' ye.

glee e embodying my iniion-iom A 1. 2 is fiele of paw F l portionsiii-.ere broken away. Fig. ie :i rer'lie .ionel View inlcen on lin? :milai is en enlarged perspeeive View: of ilie elements ifoi ving invin'iproveinent and showin? members :i ieiziiefl lierewitln in lieneeonipnnyii rinvii f fierrecl einimdin ni, of any invenion i l deu-iwinclt 21 n l ro wnieli ne ionen ii immer hereinafter fieri' ine mlimiilyarranged elet 5, neer the inner @mi lioreof. 'Upon lie einer Side ofseid body portion 3 are arranged Lmoed ears or sides i7 eqniiilistaintiybetween which arr eii lie Cylindrical lug 8 above ntl "below imieli arearranged upon sind bociy )oriion 3 ine :ilinecl recesses i). Theboiv-priiig 2 provided upon enoli end "L0, kwith iiie n ierture 1l,above and belov i 'bien arranged, the nlineil lugs i9, 'upon be" oi sindnon# ring, ne ele-arly Show Nij' Spring lnpon i'lie low@ errninkgefl ineneef: gmini l iie upper end with 'l'lie mijn' lire lo? above and belowwhich :ire nrrnngiflci die ziined re- @lessee i7. Gzip 18 providoel with'die eentrell'v arranged nner ire if? und ine lient porion /LO, neerl irz nnrpoee lo be iler seribecL The onhrnrdly spreading' lenee agingmember 2l has enr (l bow-olimpo@ oner edge 22, adapted for enga nentnii'l :i lens,

enfl'lizis lie opposiely :umngeii ed UT i member 2l is provided wi'iizi" si. which is eenirelly errangfjeil liereon,

In assembling Inj.' device, :i Spring 26 is placed around the ionene andiii-e engaging nieinl'ser f the ears 4;. Ynin within lie aperture ingmember und has ille. Slo'e (S. r will ii ieeinlly 'to Y. i member j. ieFree *m ln nei inoifezneni upon ber, and 'flint linie movenze-5 theSprinflY- 96. lens l i nere n u n t; l finiti Q, su )naomi tln'ongii liozipeii nre Il and i'iirong-h en imperium in 'heid in plee nait or menne."Wl'ien "i 1"" iie gioeiiion Sl or lo :assume hold the sinne in om f ireiniive liereivitli, owinff lo il/ie innemen oi The enfl Tl() el' iebow prinfg is M nngef?. between die en 2S 7, in' S pnseing A l 4 l u' 'ihrongn the :iperinre 1i fini me ings lf2 vupon the outer side of Sanibow-spring, iii;-

ting within, ihe recesses: upon ilie body relative longitudinal portion3. The spring '14 upon which the nose guard is'mounted, is then arrangedbetween the sides 7, the lug 8 passing through the aperture 16 thereinand the recesses 1T containing the lugs 1'2 arranged upon the inneiIside of said bowspring 2. 'lhe cap 18 is arranged between the sides 7and upon movement therewith, uit-ans tor normally i yieldingly holdingsaid lens-engaging memthe spring 14, the lug 8 passing through the 1:

aperture 19 therein, and the bent portion 2t) thereof'tting over theupper end oit spring lt and upon one of the lugs l2, as clearly shown inFig. A screw screw-threaded into the lug 8, and holds the bow-spring 2,the spring la andthe Cap le in a 4locked engagement with each other, asclearly shown in F ig. :2.

Having fully described my invention, l Claim:

l. rthe combination in eye glasses with the bow-spring and lens, of alens-holding mem ber in engagement therewith, comprising ears betweenwhich said lens is mounted, a member passing through said ears and lens,

a lens-engaging member provided with a l,

tongue and adapted to said lens slidablir mounted between engage saidears for having t movement therewith, i

and a. spring surrounding said tongue and abutting portion of saidlens-holding mem ber, substantially as described.

2. The combination in eye glasses with the bow-spring and lens, of alens-holding member in engagementl therewith, comprising slotted earsbetween.v which said lens is mounted, a member passing through said earsand lens, a lens-engaging member arranged between said ears and adaptedto have relative longitudinal movement therewith, a member passingengaging member 'and adapted to operate Within said slots, said lensengaging member being provided with cut out portions and a tongue, aspring arranged around said tongue and within said eut out portions, andabutting a portion of said lens-holding member, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination in eye glasses with the l t l to a lens, a

ber in contact with said lens, said lens-holding member being providedwith spaced sides between which arranged a lug and recesses, saidbow-spring being provided with an aperture adapted to contain said lugrand haring lugs adapted to tit within said reresses, a noseguarda'arrying member arranged upon said bow-spring\within said spaeedsides, and having interlocking engagement therewith, and means forrigidly seein-ing --aid lens -holding member, said l;owpx'ing. and saidnose guard-carrying numbtr in engagement with each other, sub--tautially as described.

l. The (zombination in eye glasses with the bow-spring and lens .ot alens-holding member in engagement therewith, means for de'- taehablysecuring said lens-holding member to said lens, a lens-engaging membermovably mounted upon said lens-holding member, means tor guiding saidle1isengaging member during its movement, and a spring arranged uponsaid lens holding member and in engagement with said lens engagingmember, snbstaiitially described.

The combination in eye glasses with the bow-spring and lens, oli alens-holding mem` ber in engagement therewith, means for detachablysecuring said lens-holding member lens-engaging .member mounted uponsaid lens-holding member for moving 'longitudinalliv thereof, and aspiral-spring arranged upon said lens-holding member and in engagementwith said lens-engaging member,'substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

' ERHARD J. STROHM.

VWitnesses NV. E. BENNETT; FRANK EENDER.

